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| 1 | a short letter to someone 短笺；短信；便条 |
| I sent a note to Jane thanking her for the meal. 我给简寄了封短信，感谢她的这顿饭。 |
| There’ s a note from Dad on the table. 桌子上有一张爸爸留的便条。 |
| write sb a note I’ ve written him a note asking him to meet me tonight. 我给他写了张条子，叫他晚上来见我。 |
| leave sb a note We left them a note saying dinner was in the fridge. 我们给他们留了张条子，说晚餐放在冰箱里。 |
| | 1a | something that you write down to remind you of something 备忘录；记录 | | make a note of sth I’ ve made a note of what needs to be repaired. 我已经记下了需要修理的东西。 | |
| | 1b | an extra piece of information about something in a book 按语；批注；注释；注解 | | See note on page 10. 参见第10页的注释。 | |
| | 1c | a short official document , especially one that you sign （尤指需要签名的）票据 | | You have to sign a delivery note as proof of receipt. 你得在一张交货票据上签名作为收到的凭证。 | |
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| 2 | notes plural details from something such as a lecture or a book that you write down so that you can remember them 笔记；随笔 |
| I wasn’ t there – can I borrow your notes? 我当时不在那儿，我能借用你的笔记吗？ |
| take notes It’ ll help you later if you take notes. 如果你作笔记的话，它以后会对你有帮助的。 |
| copious notes (=a lot of notes) She had listened carefully and taken copious notes. 大量的笔记 |
| | 2a | printed information that gives you help or advice on a particular subject 说明；提示 | | a company that publishes study notes 出版学习要点的公司 | |
| | 2b | a collection of written information relating to a particular person 个人档案；个人信息 | | Ask your doctor if you want to see your medical notes. 如果你想看你的个人医疗档案，就得找你的医生。 | | We keep notes on all our clients. 我们保留着所有客户的档案。 | |
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| 3 | a piece of paper money 钞票；纸币 |
| a £5 note 5英镑的钞票 |
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| 4 | an individual sound in music . A group of notes played together is called a chord and a series of notes that form a separate set is called a scale （一个）音，乐音 |
| See if you can sing this note. 看看你是否能唱这个音。 |
| He played a few notes on the piano. 他在钢琴上弹了几个音。 |
| | 4a | a written sign that represents a musical note 音符 | |
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| 5 | usually singular the feelings or thoughts of people in a particular situation 情绪；氛围；征象 |
| on a humorous/positive/negative etc note His presidency began on an optimistic note. 他的总统任期在乐观的气氛中开始。 |
| I’ d like to end the discussion on a more cheerful note. 我想在一个比较愉快的氛围中结束这场讨论。 |
| | 5a | a way of speaking or writing that shows what someone’ s feelings are 口气；笔调 | | There was an impatient note in her voice. 她的声音带着一种不耐烦的口气。 | | +of a note of sadness in his letter 他信里的忧伤调子 | |
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| - | compare notes
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| if two people compare notes, they talk about something to find out if they have the same information or opinions about it |
| 交换意见；交流看法 |
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| +on The kids were comparing notes on their latest CDs. 孩子们在谈论比较他们新买的唱片。 |
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| - | make a mental note
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| to try to keep something in your mind so that you will not forget it |
| 牢记；记住 |
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| He made a mental note to ask Kate about it later. 他牢记着稍后要问问凯特这件事。 |
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| - | of note formal
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| important or famous |
| 重要的；著名的 |
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| There’ s nothing of note in his report. 他的报告里没有任何重要内容。 |
| Several writers of note will be at the conference. 几位著名作家将会参加这次会议。 |
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| - | strike/sound a note
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| to create a particular mood by the way that you speak or behave |
| 带上一种…的口气；表达一种…的意思 |
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| Although developments are generally good some cautionary notes should be sounded. 虽然发展情况整体良好的，但是一些告诫的话还是应该说的。 |
| He has struck the right note by praising their work. 他恰到好处地表扬了他们的工作。 |
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| - | take note
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| to notice something and try to remember it because you think it is important |
| 留意；注意 |
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| When the people speak with such passion, politicians should take note. 当有人带着这样的激情说话时，政治家们就应该注意了。 |
| +of I took note of what she said. 我留意了她所说的话。 |
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| - | worthy of note formal
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| important or interesting |
| 重要的；有趣的；值得注意的 |
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| The following points are worthy of note. 以下几点是很重要的。 |
| +that It is worthy of note that these systems are used worldwide. 值得注意的是，这些系统在全世界广泛地使用着。 |
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